Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine Individual responses

⭐ Overall Impressions ▼

How did the interview impress you?

Negatively

What was the stress level of the interview?

7 out of 10

How you think you did?

No responses

How do you rank this school among ALL other schools?

No responses

How do you rank this school among other schools to which you've applied?

No responses

💬 Interview Questions ▼

What is one of the specific questions they asked you?

Do you think you will have problems touching/examinig your classmates during OMM lab?

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Have you been to Philly before? been to PCOM before? Why PCOM? What will be deciding factors as to which school you attend?

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Why do you want to be a doctor? What type of medicine do you want to go into?

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What was the most interesting question?

1)Why did you choose to attend your undergraduate school? and what has it done for you? 2) What do you think is the most common injury in gymnastics (I was a gymnast)?

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What was the most difficult question?

1)Question about MCATs...why my verbal was so low and my physical was high the first time round, and vice versa second time around 2) What do you know about how OMM is used in practice?

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🤝 Interview Format and Logistics ▼

How long was the interview?

35 minutes

How many people interviewed you?

3

What was the style of the interview?

One-on-one

What type of interview was it?

Open file

Was this interview in-person or virtual?

No responses

Where did the interview take place?

At the school

📍 On-Site Experience ▼

Who was the tour given by?

Student

How did the tour guide seem?

No responses

How do you rank the facilities?

No responses

What is your in-state status?

No responses

What were your total hours spent traveling?

No responses

What was your primary mode of travel?

No responses

About how much did you spend on room, food, and travel?

No responses

What airport did you fly into?

No responses

Where did you stay?

No responses

What is the name of the hotel you stayed in?

No responses

How would you rate the hotel?

No responses

Would you recommend the hotel?

No responses

What is your ranking of this school's location?

No responses

What is your ranking of this area's cultural life?

No responses

What are your comments on where you stayed?

No responses

✅ Interview Preparation and Impressions ▼

How is the friendliness of the admissions office?

No responses

How is the responsiveness of the admissions office?

No responses

How did you prepare for the interview?

read SND, read stuff about osteopathic medicine (which wasn't very helpful when they asked in depth questions about OMM), PCOM website

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What impressed you positively?

the campus, the students that stopped by, the diversity of the class

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What impressed you negatively?

location in Philly, no on campus housing, the interviewers grilling me about MCATs and OMM and whatever else they felt like!!

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What did you wish you had known ahead of time?

that i should have been more prepared...reading everything about the school and feedback from other students, I was relaxed....but, when i sat down, they started pulling me apart!

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What are your general comments?

Well, the day started off with a DO taking us to breakfast in the cafeteria. He was very nice and talkative and answered any questions we had. Then we had to sit around while other people interviewed. I was unfortunate to get the hard group of interviewers. The interview didn't seem to go to well at first, but I thought I pulled it together (but NO acceptance!) They asked question after question, i.e. What do you like to do for fun? my answer was photography. As soon as I started talking about it, the student who asked the question cut me off and said WHAT ELSE? then the female interviewer also said YEAH,WHAT ELSE? (I'm sorry, I thought Photography was a pretty cool hobbie to have, but guess not!!) Then I went on to say I like to read..What book has inspired you the most? I said "Brave New World"...Do you think we can live in a utopian society that is protrayed in the book? No, why not??? on and on and on....they were very nasty and rude throughout the interview!! However, the tour was adequate and the campus is lovely. The other group of interviewers seemed to be nice and friendly....just my luck! Well, good luck and hope they are in a good mood!

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What are your suggestions for the admissions office?

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